Blessed Notkar Balbulus
Also known as: Notkar the Stammerer; Notkar of Saint Gall; Notker…; Notkero…
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
6 April; 7 May on some calendars
Born
C.840 at Elgg, Switzerland
Died
8 April 912 at Saint Gall, Switzerland of natural causes; relics interred under the altar in the church of Saint Gall
Beatified
1512 by Pope Julius II (cultus confirmed)
Biography
Blessed Notkar Balbulus, also known as Notkar the Stammerer, Notkar of Saint Gall, Notker, and Notkero, was a highly accomplished Benedictine monk, priest, poet, musician, teacher, writer, historian, and hagiographer. He was born around 840 in Elgg, Switzerland.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
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